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How to Handle Your Severance Package

Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 14:30 in Careers | viewed Viewed 546 times times | 0 Comments
How to Handle Your Severance Package

Once you’ve been offered a severance package, it’s tempting to accept it right away. With the anger and frustration of losing your job along with the pressure that your HR department might put on you to sign, it’s understandable to... (Continue reading)

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How Recent Graduates Are Navigating the Job Market

Written on 13 Aug, 2009 at 10:14 in Careers | viewed Viewed 3,454 times times | 6 Comments
How Recent Graduates Are Navigating the Job Market

The “Class of 2009” balloons have long since deflated and that graduation bouquet is now a withering pile that serves as a reminder of your personal milestone. With hopes of the future riding high, many recent graduates have found their... (Continue reading)

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Is Obama’s Recovery Plan Working?

Written on 11 Aug, 2009 at 12:14 in Politics | viewed Viewed 711 times times | 2 Comments
Is Obama’s Recovery Plan Working?

Is the U. S. economy on the mend? As the Obama administration marked its first 200 days in office, there have been mixed reports about the whether the patient is still in critical condition or showing signs of recovery.... (Continue reading)

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News Roundup

Written on 7 Aug, 2009 at 11:58 in Business News | viewed Viewed 1,418 times times | 1 Comment
News Roundup

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Authentic Networking

Written on 1 Aug, 2009 at 14:39 in Magazine | viewed Viewed 609 times times | 1 Comment
Authentic Networking

How strong is your network? If you’re planning on a change in employment status, voluntarily or otherwise, the odds are heavily stacked in favor of relying on the people you know, especially since roughly 80% of employment occurs through networking.... (Continue reading)

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Multimillion-Dollar Grant Competition Funding New Job Training

Written on 24 Jul, 2009 at 11:39 in Careers | viewed Viewed 2,649 times times | 3 Comments
Multimillion-Dollar Grant Competition Funding New Job Training

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday a $220 million competition to fund projects training workers for jobs in health care and other high growth industries such as information technology and advanced manufacturing. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of... (Continue reading)

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Unemployment Hits 26-Year High

Written on 2 Jul, 2009 at 12:54 in Business News | viewed Viewed 1,290 times times | 1 Comment
Unemployment Hits 26-Year High

Employers cut 467,000 jobs from the economy in May, pushing the unemployment rate to a 26-year-high, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At 9.5%, the jobless rate continues to signal a tough road to economic recovery.... (Continue reading)

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College-Educated Blacks Hardest Hit by Unemployment

Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 11:25 in Magazine | viewed Viewed 72 times times | 0 Comments

College-educated white workers still had a relatively low unemployment rate of 3.8% as of March 2009, reports the Economic Policy Institute.... (Continue reading)

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Where the Jobs Are

Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 1:00 in Magazine | viewed Viewed 1,212 times times | 0 Comments
Where the Jobs Are

Massive cuts and layoffs continue but as companies restructure, opportunities for job seekers will increase. Do you have what these organizations are looking for?... (Continue reading)

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Unpaid Furloughs Instead of Pink Slips

Written on 22 Jun, 2009 at 13:28 in Careers | viewed Viewed 1,495 times times | 0 Comments
Unpaid Furloughs Instead of Pink Slips

At the quarterly faculty/staff assembly at Stillman College last August, several employees expressed concern about potential layoffs. “I said I would do whatever was necessary to ensure that everyone could keep their jobs,” said Ernest McNealy, president of the Tuscaloosa,... (Continue reading)

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